Workshops on US Research Funding Opportunities for EU Researchers

Warsaw – Rome – Lisbon

We would  like to kindly invite you for the BILAT USA 2.0Information Days to be held in three European countries: Warsaw on 5^th October; Rome on 7^th October and Lisbon on 9^th October 2015. Those workshops are organized within the BILAT USA 2.0 – a project funded by the European Union under FP7. The main objective of all workshops is to boost EU-US Science and Innovation cooperation. Please save those dates!

Therefore those workshops will:

• Promote awareness of US federal research funding opportunities for European researchers
• Strengthen European institutions’ expertise in applying for and managing US research funds
• Provide case studies of research collaboration between US and European institutions

 The focus areas of the meetings are:

• US Federal Research Funding – How to Apply, with specific focus on NIH and NSF
• Managing US Federal Research Awards with specific focus on NIH and NSF: What a European Institution Needs to Know
• Case Studies of Transatlantic Research Collaboration from a European perspective

BILAT USA 2.0 is glad to welcome the following experts:

Patricia Hawk, Assistant Vice President, Office for Sponsored Research and Award Administration

John W. Hanold, Associate Vice President for Research, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, The Pennsylvania State University, NCURA

Eva Björndal,Post-Award and Financial Compliance Team Leader, Karolinska Institute, and Chair of NCURA’s International Region

Regina Notz, Senior Research Manager, ETH Zürich / University of Zürich

Participation in the event is free of charge as it is funded under BILAT USA 2.0 project.

Agenda is available here: Agenda_9_10_2015_Lisbon

Registration is available here: https://secure.pt-dlr.de/pt-conference/conference/BILATUSA_Lisbon

PRESENTATIONS

– An Introduction to the US Funding Environment (Patricia Hawk and John Hanold)

– US Research Funding at Karolinska Institutet (Eva Bjorndal)

– Research Collaboration between US and European Institutions – Case Studies Research Management (Regina Notz)

Persons to contact:

Renata Rycerz +48 508 101 124 renata.rycerz@kpk.gov.pl

Piotr Świerczyński +48 508 101 005 piotr.swierczynski@kpk.gov.pl